What happens after Pump It Up approves a site for a Pump It Up franchise?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
When you sign a lease or purchase contract for (or otherwise secure rights to utilize) the approved site for the Franchised Business, any limited rights you had with respect to the Site Selection Area will be deemed extinguished.
- (3) You assume all costs, liabilities and expenses for locating, obtaining and developing a site for the Franchised Business, and for constructing and equipping the Franchised Business in accordance with our System Standards.
We will assist you in your site selection by providing you with our site selection guidelines and criteria (which may include population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, parking, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics), and sources for you to obtain demographic information on proposed sites.
You must obtain our written approval of the site before you make any binding commitments related to the site.
If you have not presented to us a legitimately viable site for approval during the Site Approval Period, we may, in our sole discretion, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 19.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–225)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, once Pump It Up approves a site, any limited rights the franchisee had with respect to the Site Selection Area are extinguished when the franchisee signs a lease or purchase contract, or otherwise secures rights to utilize the approved site for the Franchised Business. The franchisee is then responsible for all costs, liabilities, and expenses for developing the site and constructing/equipping the Franchised Business according to Pump It Up's System Standards.
Pump It Up will provide mandatory and suggested specifications and layouts for a Pump It Up Business, including requirements for dimensions, design, image, interior layout, décor, fixtures, equipment, signs, furnishings, and color scheme. The franchisee must retain a licensed architect to develop construction drawings, including architectural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical plans. The franchisee is responsible for ensuring the site complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), applicable ordinances, building codes, permit requirements, and lease restrictions.
The franchisee must secure all financing, procure insurance coverage, and obtain all required building, utility, sign, health, sanitation, occupancy, business, and other permits and licenses. They also need to construct all required improvements to the Premises and furnish and decorate the Franchised Business according to Pump It Up's approved plans and specifications. Pump It Up reserves the right to visit and inspect the Premises during construction to confirm compliance with these obligations. Pump It Up will also provide ongoing advice and consultation regarding the operation of the Franchised Business through manuals, bulletins, emails, written materials, online sources, telephone conversations, virtual webinars, and consultations.